Flite Test - 100mph under $100 - CHALLENGE
This week we have something a little different. No reviews, no events, no tips, just a small bet between friends. Is it possible to build a foam airplane, for under a hundred dollars, that can fly faster than a hundred miles an hour? Josh Bixler is sure that his wrinkled tape covered foam box with wings can succeed with speed. Josh Scott weighs the options and looks at the red flying brick with doubt. The challenge has been set, rules have been drafted, and the consequences have been decided. Who wins, who loses, and who will be looking a little different in the next episode? Watch and find out.
-Fred Provost
PARTS LIST
Plane #1 "Speedie"
Turnigy 2810 EDF Outrunner 4600kv for 55/64mm [$10.95]
2 X HXT900 9g / 1.6kg / .12sec Micro Servo [$5.38]
TURNIGY Plush 30amp Speed Controller [$11.54]
Alloy e-Prop Spinner D30xH30/3.17mm Shaft 1set [$6.16]
6X4 APC Prop [$2.09]
Hobby King 2.4Ghz 4Ch Tx & Rx V2 (Mode 2) [$22.99]
Turnigy 2200mAh 3S 25C Lipo Pack [$10.79]
Rayovac Alkaline AA Batteries - For TX Controller [$5.97]
Foam Board [$1.00]
Packing Tape [$2.69]
Control Horns [$1.00]
TOTAL: $80.56
Plane #2 "Speed Wing"
APC style propeller 8x6-E [$1.00]
TowerPro Brushless Outrunner TP2409_12D [$13.81]
2 X HXT900 9g / 1.6kg / .12sec Micro Servo [$5.38]
TURNIGY Plush 30amp Speed Controller [$11.54]
Turnigy 1800mAh 4S 20C Lipo Pack [$13.99]
Shaft adapter to suit 3.0mm motor shaft (collet) [$1.99]
Hobby King 2.4Ghz 4Ch Tx & Rx V2 (Mode 2) [$22.99]
Foam Board [$1.00]
Packing Tape [$2.69]
Control Horns [$1.00]
TOTAL: $75.39
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